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Health literacy and cognitive function in people with diabetic foot ulcer with focus on knowledge, attitude, and practice in relation to foot self-care.

Morten Bilde SimonsenSofie Ladekarl ChristiansenMona Kyndi PedersenJohan RøikjerSuganthiya Santhiapillai CroosuPeter Derek Christian LeutscherNiels Ejskjaer
Published in: SAGE open medicine (2024)
The study suggests that people presenting with a diabetic foot ulcer have different foot self-care profiles based on person-specific health literacy, cognitive function, and knowledge, attitude, and practice element characteristics, highlighting the need for individualized education and intervention strategy instead of a one-size-fits-all approach.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • health information
  • primary care
  • quality improvement
  • randomized controlled trial
  • case report